New Topic in Black Studies Debate: Latinos
"There is something deep and profound in the DNA of the country that is tied to the enslavement of Africans, the trauma of slavery and the legacy of disfranchisement," said Noliwe Rooks, associate director of Princeton's African-American studies program. Conversations about the legacy of slavery, she said, "don't change because there are more Latinos in the country." And, she added, the fights over the direction of the field are healthy.
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